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Jorge Polanco hit a two-run home run in Saturday's win over the White Sox.

Polanco got the scoring started in the fourth inning with the two-run blast off White Sox starter James Shields. The 23-year-old has four homers and 26 RBI in 68 games this year while slashing .282/.335/.427. Oct 1 - 11:47 PM

Jorge Polanco went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the White Sox on Friday.

Polanco has received an opportunity to serve as the starting shortstop down the stretch and has posted a solid .283/.336/.418 batting line for the year. The big question is whether he has shown enough defensively to stick there. Oct 1 - 1:27 AM

Jorge Polanco went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI in Tuesday's win over the Tigers.

Polanco took Matt Boyd deep in the third inning and then plated a couple more runs with a single in the fourth. He also added a double and scored a couple runs. Polanco has staked claim to the Twins' shortstop job down the stretch and has put up a nifty .298/.348/.442 batting line. Sep 13 - 10:03 PM

Jorge Polanco went 3-for-6 and added a stolen base against the Braves on Wednesday.

The trio of singles boosted his batting average to .320 in 97 at-bats. The 23-year-old rookie has been bounced back-and-forth from the majors to the minors several times over the last three seasons. He makes frequent contact and should have enough power to make him interesting in fantasy leagues. Aug 17 - 11:50 PM

Eddie Rosario has been diagnosed with a fractured thumb and is done for the rest of the season.

The injury does not require surgery and only requires six weeks of rest and rehab, so Rosario should be 100 percent leading into spring training next February. The young outfielder batted .269/.295/.421 with 10 home runs and five stolen bases in 92 games this season for Minnesota. He drew just 12 walks in 354 plate appearances.

Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey said that Glen Perkins has made "solid progress" in his rehab from shoulder surgery.

Perkins underwent significant labrum surgery in late June. Falvey indicated that given the pace of his rehab, it is "reasonable" that the veteran closer will be able to pitch in games during spring training at some point. A more clarified timetable figures to be passed along after the calendar flips to 2017 and the team has a better idea of just how close Perkins is to a return to the mound. He started into a light throwing program near the end of October.